Nickel(II) sulfide

Synonyms

alpha-Nickel sulfide (1:1) crystalline; Nickel sulfide; Nickel sulfide (amorphous); Mononickel monosulfide; Nickel monosulfide; Nickel(2+) sulfide; Nickelous sulfide; beta Nickel sulfide; [ChemIDplus]

Category

Nickel Compounds, Inorganic

Description

Black powder; Practically insoluble in water (0.0036 g/l @ 18 deg C); [MSDSonline]

Comments

Harmful if swallowed; May cause skin sensitization; Chronic inhalation of nickel compounds in high concentrations is linked to lung cancer and nasal sinus cancer.[MSDSonline] May cause skin sensitization; [ESIS] Danger of skin and airway sensitization; [MAK] See "Nickel" and linked occupational diseases.

Biomedical References

0.1 mg/m3, inhalable fraction, as Ni

1 mg/m3, as Ni

10 mg/m3, as Ni

Explanatory Notes

mp = 797 deg C; [MSDSonline]

Yes

Yes

Established

Human carcinogen

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Asthma, occupational
• Contact dermatitis, allergic